He dislikes big, splashy numbers where the actors, under the spell of love, or Oklahoma, break into song and dance, and he has had no training in dance, but he does use it, secretly.
Her newest record, "Invincible Summer" (Warner Brothers), most of which she performed on Saturday, is loosely organized around the idea of languorous summer nights writhing under the spell of love.
"I think the equal and opposite reaction to that would be spells of love and protection" One method Matronic recommended is a Witch Bottle, made by placing nails, screws or any small shards inside a bottle.
"As far as Miriam's sentences and prose style were concerned, it was love at first sight," said Dr. Newton, who had also gone through a long spell of disappointing love.
As Bella and her vampire swain channel Romeo and Juliet, Heathcliff and Cathy, their audience falls under the spell of a love that is not only undying, but undead.
Latif's impulsive, sometimes ridiculous infatuation is the stuff of romantic comedy, but Mr. Majidi uses the sweet spell of a love story to work a more complex magic.
Early next year, bright red letters spelling out declarations of love will be cut into the sides of its trees.
"Then in 1974 came the second wave, under the spell of this big love story with communist China.
As I continue to sort out my feelings, I've left the fairy tale part of my romance far behind, and I find myself in the uncertain present, still under the spell of my first love and wondering if Alex and I really are meant to be.
This is the man the fearless adventurer, the psychic adventurer falls under the spell of, falls in love with -- if he can cure this man, he knows what he has, the cause, the cause and its method works.
With all three characters under her spell, a dramatic tale of love and deceit ensues.
